Chisakuta Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chisakuta Surname Definition:

Chisakuta is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a hut with walls made from grass.

Chisakuta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1581:100,3168,023
England41:13,929,515290,718
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chisakuta Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chisakuta is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a hut with walls made from grass.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chisakuta Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chisakuta Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chisakuta is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chisakuta? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,348,199th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Chisakuta live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Chisakuta is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 100,316. In Zambia Chisakuta is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 38 percent are found, Northern Province, where 27 percent are found and Muchinga Province, where 15 percent are found. Besides Zambia it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chisakuta
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis